The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 11, 1962
First Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:05 PM
2:32 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 487
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.2° / 59.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 38m / 14.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.97° / 0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.48° / -0.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.06° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.